Westward Expansion: Primary Sources - Couverture rigide

Pendergast, Tom; Pendergast, Sara

 
9780787648640: Westward Expansion: Primary Sources
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0787648647 ISBN 13 : 9780787648640
Editeur : U.X.L., 2000

Synopsis

Research the Wild West from the perspective of the pioneers, cowboys, explorers and soldiers with 17 personal accounts written in journals, autobiographies, letters and other important primary source documents. From exploring the west and the Indian wars to the rush for gold and cattle ranching, Westward Expansion: Primary Sources covers all the excitement of exploration on the western frontier and includes excerpts from:

  • The Life and Adventures of Nat Love
  • Adventures of Zenas Leonard Fur Trader
  • No Life for a Lady (autobiography of Agnes Morley Cleveland)
  • Gold Rush Diaries
  • The American Settlers Guide (by Henry N. Copp)
  • Narrative of my Captivity Among the Sioux (by Fanny Kelly)
  • Wooden Leg: A Warrior Who Fought Custer
  • Andrew Jacksons Removal Act of 1830
  • And many others

Also included are 65 photographs, a timeline, glossary, sources for further study, and subject index. 0

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Éditeur
U.X.L.
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0787648647
ISBN 13 
9780787648640
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
260
Éditeur
Slovey Christine
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Personne responsable
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